Okonedo, who prevailed for the part of Ruth Younger in “A Raisin in the Sun,” is the tenth Featured Actress (Play) winner to claim this prize for their first time on Broadway. She joins:

Patricia Neal for “Another Part of the Forest” (1947);
Patricia Jessel for “Witness for the Prosecution” (1955);
Anne Bancroft for “Two for the Seesaw” (1958);
Zena Walker for “A Day in the Death of Joe Egg” (1968);
Jane Alexander for “The Great White Hope” (1969);
Dinah Manoff for “I Ought to be in Pictures” (1980);
Brid Brennan for “Dancing at Lughnasa” (1992);
Scarlett Johansson for “A View From the Bridge” (2010); and
Ellen Barkin for “The Normal Heart” (2011).